Whittingham railway station (Northumberland)

Whittingham
The remnants of the station in 2010
General information
Location	Whittingham, Northumberland England
Coordinates	55°24′10″N1°51′41″W / 55.4028°N 1.8614°W / 55.4028; -1.8614
Grid reference	NU088121
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
5 September 1887 (1887-09-05)	Opened
22 September 1930	Closed to passengers
2 March 1953 (1953-03-02)	Closed completely
Location

Whittingham railway station served the village of Whittingham, in Northumberland, England from 1887 to 1953. It was a stop on the Cornhill Branch, which connected Coldstream with Alnwick.

History

The station was opened on 5 September 1887 by the North Eastern Railway. ^[1] It was situated on the north side of an unnamed road and immediately west of the junction at the A697. The station had five sidings on the west side, one serving a goods shed, three serving a goods platform and the last one serving a coal drop and a weighbridge. ^[2]

The station closed to passengers on 22 September 1930 and to goods traffic on 2 March 1953. ^{[1] [3]}

The station site was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and may have had a coach visiting in 1934 and 1935; this was despite the lack of a passenger service. Camping coach residents were transported to and from the coach in a passenger carriage attached to parcels trains. ^{[1] [4]}

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Glanton Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway Cornhill Branch		Edlingham Line and station closed

The site today

In 2009, the station was bought by a private individual to transform it into a residence. ^[5] The work of restoration was documented in the episode "Victorian Railway Station" of the television series The Restoration Man . ^[6]

In 2016, the restoration work was reported as ongoing. ^[7]

References

1. Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. pp. 481 & 548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
2. Catford, Nick (26 May 2017). "Station name: Whittingham". Disused Stations. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
3. Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. p. 8 (ref 0347). ISBN   0-9477-9618-5.
4. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN   1-870119-48-7.
5. Daniel, Brian (20 June 2011). "Whittingham station to be turned into home for businessman". The Journal. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
6. Butcher, David. "The Restoration Man - S4 - Episode 2". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
7. "SLIDESHOW: A home to be proud of..." 21 January 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2019.